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[quote=Anonymous]I had to move my mom out of her home and across country to assisted living and it didn't make sense to move her furniture (wouldn't fit new place). I went through a lot and then hired an estate sale. I saved a few things for me, my brother chose a few pieces, but honestly the rest just went. It was kind of heartbreaking to see the most unbelievable handmade 18 foot italian lace tablecloths and lots of semi-valuable art just disappear (and for pennies) to other homes  but on the other hand, I didn't have to deal with the burden of stuff, (I mean, when am I going to use that table cloth, or all those gold rimmed coffee cups) and I didn't have to deal with it while also dealing with my mother's death, which would be a million times harder.  There was a fair amount of stuff that was trashed or thrifted, but I suppose I should take comfort that some of these pieces will live on in other homes. My mom was absolutely paralyzed by the process (but she is in early stages of dementia) and I worried she would miss stuff, but honestly she seems fine with her new furniture in her new place. I saved a ton of pictures (family pictures), letters, some of her books and a few pieces of art, and I found the exact same coffee table she had and loved here (at someone else's estate sale!).

We have decided that while we like a few pieces of art we've acquired over the years, we really are not spending money of expensive things or collections and wont leave our kids with much stuff either. Some jewelry, a few family heirlooms that dont take up space, and a few things like a couple sets of silver and some pictures they can sell if they dont want. [/quote]

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